Mohamed Hassan (Libyan musician)

Mohamed Hassan
محمد حسن
Background information
Born1944
Al-Khums, Libya
Died17 December 2017(2017-12-17) (aged 73)
Tunisia
GenresArabic, Andalusi, Chaabi, Ma'luf
Years active1970–2017

Mohamed Hassan (Arabic: محمد حسن, c.1944 – 17 December 2017) was a Libyan singer and composer who rose to fame in Libya and North Africa in the early 1970s for his patriotic and Pan-Arabic songs. He would remain a popular Libyan musician and singer until his death in 2017. He was known as Gaddafi's "Court Musician".